Savings-bank.



No. 898,205K 4 PATENTED SEPT. 8, A1908.

I (L USK-IER.

SAVINGS BANK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2Q, 1997.

2 Simms-SHEET@l UNITED STATES IJATENT OFFICE;

CHARLES FISHER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO 'INTERNTIONAL SAFECOMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

-- SAVINGS-B ANK.

i lilo all whom it may con'cern:

Be it known that I, (lnimLEs FIsIiER, a citizen of thc United States,residing at Chicago, in the count-y of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Im )rovement in Savings-Banks, of which theiollowing is a specification.

My invention pertains particularly to savings banks adap'tcd to becarried on the person for the :purpose of inculcating in'the.

young, particularly, habits of thrift and savlily primary object is toprovide a savings bank of sim le and inexpensive character, so welladapted) to be carried in the pocket of the user as to insureitsbeingready at hand for use when theimpulse for saving is felt and before themoney is spent which might other- Wise be saved. 'i

A further object is to prevent withdrawal of the coin should the savingimpulse of the child be succeeded by an uncontrollable desire to spendthe money-before the complete insertion of the coin into the savingsbank.

I' accomplish my primary object by providing a flexibleV receptacle:'orwpurse-body, with a closure sup lied witlrii coin-slot, and Iaccomplish the rthcr purpose indicated by equipping the coin-slot ofth'e` savings purse wit i a coin-gripping device which will yieldtopermit ingress of' the coin but will firmly grip the coin in the eventof an cfi'ort at withi'lrawal.

The invention is illustrated in its pre embodiment in the accompanyingdie: in which;

Figure l re nesents a ners iectivc view of; C* L an enlarged scale, ofmy :savings purse.; Fig. "l, an enlarged broken sectional view takenasindicated at line 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a transverse vertical sectiontaken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a broken horizontalsection taken as indicated at line 4 of Fig. 2; F ig. 5, aerspective'view of a spring locking device which is ap lied to theinterior of the closuio. reinovaile cover employed; and Fig. 6, a brokenerspective viewillustrating the formation o a metallic neck-portion ofrectangular shape, which preferably is em ployed. in vconnection withthe ilexible receptacle, bag o r purse-body.

In the construction illustrated, A repre sents a iiexible purse-body,bag or receptacle; A* a metallic rim or neck for thc same providedinternally at its ends with retainers Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1907.

Patented Sept. 8, 1908.

Serial No. 376,445.- i

The urse-body may be of any suitablel form. t preferably is formed ofleather, comprising relatively Wide sides "al, an infolded or accordionplaited web o2 forming the relatively narrow sides and bottom of thepurse-body, the edges of. the web being j oinedto the bottom and lateraledges ofthe sides al by stitchings a?. The upper portion of the flexiblepurse-body is contracted somewhat and fits snugly over the main bodyothe metallic neck ortion A1. The part Al may be convenient y formed froma strip of sheet metal which is reparatorily provided in blanking dieswith Will now be described, the strip of metal being bent intorectangular form to form the neck. When properly blanked and formed, themetallic neck portion comprises sides o* provided with down-turnedflanges a5, and ends a provided with down-turned flanges a".

` One of the ends o is formed by overlapping fr. ends of the strip fromwhich thc neck ion is formed, as shown in Fig. 4, the inr end-beingprovided with a lug (L8 which .es through an opening a with which 'thecurely .ioined together by providing the lower ei ge of the inneli` endmargin with an upturned iiange ai l'which embraces the lower margin ofthe outer end margin, as shown in Fig. G. The side flanges of' areequipped at their lower edges with prongs a, and the lower margins ofthe side menibers c" are providedwith openings 1.l2 adapted to receivesaid prongs. The upper portion of the bag or flexible body is slippedover the body of the metallic neck portion and the flanges of", o7 areturned down uponv thc leather, thel prongs a being turned in and causedto perforate the leather and pass through the perforations (U2, afterwhich the outer overlapping end margin of the strip is provided and 1sclenched, as shown 1n Fig. 6. 'lhe end margins of the strip are furtherseanges which from Figs. and ti.

prongs are clenched upon the inner surfaces of the sides o4, as shown inFig. 2. The'corners of the metallic neck portion are preferably made ol'li p ic, as indicated at ailito facilitatel the formation olthe scams olthe neck portion oi the bag or to make greater room Vfor the same, aswill bc understood from Fig. Ll. rlhe retainers (z are preferably formedby striking the metal otl the end portions a inwardly, :is will beunderstood The cloni-lling lug f1 is formed by punching a portion oi themetal ol" one overlaming end ol the strip outwardly, as will beundcrstoml l'rom .l"igs. 3 and 6. The clenching lugs u. are also formedin the blankingoperation in a manner which will be readily understood.

The removable cover or cap B may be formed by drawing a piece of sheetmetal .into the rectangular cup-shaped form shown.

The member Bi has a horizontal web por.- tion b2 equipped at its endswith downturned arms b3 which carry the spring retainers b1.

Thelateral edges of the web portion b2 are flanges b4,

e uipped with downturned.

('h The ich serve as strengthening ianges.

.web portionlfl is provided with a slot If of greater' width than thecoin-admission slot b off the cap B, said slot bi being iianked byupturned flanges having .s'errations or teeth b". The retainer prongs blpreferably incline upwardly1 and outwardly, as clearly shown in Figs. Zand At the ends of the slot If are provided retainers if which serve as'a part of the permanent connection between the member B and the cap B.The coin-gripping device B2 preferably coinprises a piece of flexiblefriction material, such as-rubber or a compound of rubber, which isirmly secured between the inner surface of the top portion of the cap Band the u per surface of the web portion b2 of the mem er B1. Thisrubber strip, which is comparatively thick and suitably stiff, isprovided with a longitudinal slit, or eut b, which registers with thecoinadmission port b of the cap or closure B and with the wider slot oropening Zfcf the member B, being locatcd `centrall y with relationthereto. The member B1 is provided on its lower side with longitudinalslots which receive the iiang'cs b" of the. web 'portion l)L of the`member B, and the teeth b? press upwardly into the rubber, as indicatedin dotted lines in Fig. 3, tending to make the connection more secure.At the ends of the slit 1i, the member BY-is provided with v retainers11S.

member B1 and the inner surface. of the top or cap B.

T he retainer-disengaging member or ke C is preferablyformed by bendinga smal steel springl metal bar into the general Usshape shown in Fig. 2,the side members ,thus formed being provided with inwardlyclosure B isremoved by the use of the key.

Preferably, the extremlties of the members 'c2 are so shaped as toaiford1 wedges c3 which bear against the inner surfaces of the ends a.6and against the inclined prongs bl, thereby facilitating the disengagingoperation.

The manner of use will be readily understood from the foregoingdescription. The parts are assembledA in an obvious manner, the memberB2 being placed within the cap B with the retainers b passing throughthe perforations bm; the member B1 is then inserted within the cap B andthe extremities of the retainers b are bent to engage the In use, thecoin is inserted through the coin-admission ort b, the retaining lips ofthe member downwardly by the coin, the wider opening oi the slot b5permitting .this action. Any eil'ort to remove the coin after artialinsertion causes the retaining lips o the member B2 to grip the cointightly, as will be understood. When it is desired to take the contentsfrom the receptacle, the key C is inserted through the coin-admissionport of the closure, the member yielding to permit this action, and theprongs c3 are, brought into engagement with the spring retaining-prongsb1, after which an outward pull upon the key will disengage theretaining prongs from the retainers a and withdraw the closure from theneck of the purse-b ody. When the closure is removed from thepurse-body, the key may be forced wholly through the coinslot, and theparts may be reassembled by simply pressing the closure on to the neckof the pursebody.

A savings-purse constructed as set forth ite is well adapted to becarried in th'e pocket of seazoe' and no undue limitation yis to beunderstood therefrom.

'Vhile all of the features of construction herein illustrated anddescribed were devised particularly for savings-purses, certain of saidfeatures may be employed in savingsbanks generally.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. ln means of the character set forth, the combination with areceptacle, of a closure, a coin-adinission port and a coin-grippingdevice comprising a lflexible member provided with a slit registeringwith said coin-admission port. 2. The combination with a receptaclehaving a neck equipped with a retainer, of a closure having its topprovided with a coin-slot, a retainer carried by said closuie adapted toengage said first-named retainer, and ycoingripping means interposedbetween the top of said closure and said second-named retainei".

3. The combination with a receptacle equipped with a retainer, a closureprovided with a coin-slot of given width, a flexible coin-gri )pingmember havin `slit registerin wit said coin-slot, a nu ier beneath saidcoin-gripping member having a slot of greater width than said coin-slot,and retaining means carried by said. closure and adapted to engage saidfirst-named retainer.

4. The combination with areceptacle having a substantially rectangularneck equipped at its ends -with retainers, a closure telescopicallyjoined to said neck and having its top provided with a coin-slot, and aretainer cai'- ried by said closure having arms provided with yieldingretaining members adaptedto engage said first-named retainers.

5. The combination with a receptacle having a neck portion equippedinternally with retainers, a closure teleseopically connected with saidneck portion and provided with a coin-slot, a flexible coin-grippingmember having a slit registering with said coin-slot and provided on itslower surface with grooves, and a member provided with a slot wider thansaid coin-slot and having flanges engaging said grooves, said last-namedmember being provided with arms equipped with yielding retaining-prongs,for the purpose -set forth.

f 6. The combination With'a flexible pursebody,of a metallic neckportion having a body portion adapted to receive the upper,

portion of the fleXible'purse-body and having flanges folded down u onthe flexible material, and a closure te escopicallyconnectedvintorectangular form and having its upper edges equipped withdownturned flanges, the

upper portion of the flexible purse-body being received between saidflanges and the body of the metal neck, anda closure telescopicallyconnected with said neck and having a coin-slot equippedwith'coin-gripping means, for the purpose set forth.

8. The combination with a flexible pursebody, of a metal neck'comprising a strip of metal bent into rectangular form and havingoverlapping end margins forming one end of the neck-body, one' of saidoverlapping portions having a perforation and the other having a lugextending through said perforation and clenched, the upper edges of saidneck being equipped with downturned flanges provided with clenchinglugs, the upper portion of the flexible purse-body receiving the bodyvof said neck portion and said flanges being turned down over theflexible material and said clenching lugs clenched to secure the partstogether, and a closure telescopically connected with said neck portionand having at its top a coni-slot and provided internally with retainingmeans serving to engage the metallic neck portion of the purse-body, forthe purpose set forth. y l

9. The combination. with a receptacle provided with a rigid neck portionequipped internally with retainers, of a closure telescopicallyconnected with said neck portion and equipped internally with retainersengaging said first-named retainers, said closure having its topprovided with a coin-slot, and retainer-disengaging means comprising amember of general U-shape, having retainer engaging prongs, for thepurpose set forth.

10. The combination with a receptacle provided with internal retainers,of a closure connected therewith and equipped with internal retainersand provided with a coin-slot, and retainer-disengaging means comprisinga member having spring arms equipped-with retainer engaging prongs, forthe purpose set forth.

11. ln means of the character set forth, the combination of a receptaclehaving a neckportion equipped with internal retainers, and aslot-equipped closure telescoping with said neck-portion and providedinternally with retainers engaging said first-named retainers.

12. In means of the character set forth, the combination of a receptaclehaving a neckportion equipped with internal retainers, a closuretelescopically connected with said neck-portion and provided with acoin-slot, movable retainers within and carried by saidA closure, andretainer-disengaging means insertible through said coin-slot,for thepurpose set'forth.

' 13. The combination with a flexible pursebody, of a rigid hollowneck-portion connected therewith and a cap having flanges fitting oversaid neck-portion and provided in its .top with a coin-slot'.

14. The combination with a flexible pursebody, of a rigid hollowneck-portion Connected therewith, and a cap having L coinsiot in i iopand equipped intoi'imliy with romiiw's occmod Lo said iieck-portio1i-Tho-uo'oihiimtioii with :i .iloxibio pursebody, of 5L rigid hollownook-portion (1onnuumi heiowith, 2i closure toloscopimlly connai-.ciadwith said ieci--poi-tion and provided with a coin-slot, an internalunexposed catch connecting said closure and neck-porl0 Mon, Midcatch-releasing means insortible through said coin-Slot.

CHARLES @LSI-IER.

in p'osoinco oi- I-L A. Summum,

J. H. LANDES.

